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[cleolinda]

First of all, new Secret Life back thataway.

Second of all, I ended up adding/revising a bit on the Michael Jackson entry (you can skip down to "He was formally accused"), because

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[shadefell]

Put olive oil in your hair/scalp, wrap your head in plastic wrap, and blow dry your head. The heat will open up your hair follicles and help your hair absorb the oil. Mashed up avocadoes are also a good hair treatment. You might also want to heat up some water and steep some chamomile (if you are blonde), lemon juice, and honey in the hot water. Let it cool, strain any chamomile bits out, and next time you wash your hair pour this slowly through it as a rinse. Honey's a natural humectant.

Pantene leaves build up all over my scalp, so I don't use it. I mean, I get cruds coating my scalp. It's really gross.

A wooden comb will have detangle your hair and also spread oils from your scalp to the ends. They aren't very expensive, either.

[juushika]

Alternatively, jojoba oil may work better for thin hair, because it's a much lighter oil—the only catch is that you'll probably have to go out and buy it, and it's not as cheap or easy to find as olive oil. But I second an oil treatment, heated or otherwise. Hair will look a bit strange and limp immediately after, but give it a few days and it'll be much improved.

Alternatively also to a wooden comb is a boar bristle brush, which does the same thing but also works more like a common brush, giving hair an all-over smoothness—which can also mean "static" for some folk, but be forewarned. However, do throw away any round paddle brushes or any brushes with offset bristles (where they don't line up in a straight line through the brush). Those are special made for grabbing, pulling, and tearing hair, and can cause breakage and damage like you'd not believe

[tephralynn]

For lighter oils, grapeseed or safflower both are light and absorb quickly. The latter might even be in Cleo's kitchen already.

Thanks to all....

[countykent]

Thanks for all the info you guys. Like Cleo, I have been told I have lots of "fine" hair as opposed to "thin". But it seems to be getting "finer" as I get older. Ugh! (Aging so sucks -- I don't recommend it

[lisa_zj]

Cleo, I don't know of any homemade ones myself. I've always used Nexxus Therapy, which is really good (but not cheap). Out of all the stuff I Googled, these sound pretty good.

http://styles101.homestead.com/nathairrec.html#anchor_35838

[shiraz_wine]

I know mayonnaise is a natural way to deep condition hair. This website has a lot of different hair care treatments that you could try.

[aquagirl77]

gahh! don't use mayonnaise, it's really hard to rinse out.

This works great for me, and it's super-cheap:

http://www.amazon.com/Neutrogena-Triple-Moisture-Deep-Recovery/dp/B000GCT6Z2/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1246118927&sr=1-6

[shiraz_wine]

Ooh, that sounds really good. I may try that!

[wiliqueen]

gahh! don't use mayonnaise, it's really hard to rinse out.

It can be, but it's also the only thing that really reliably works for my own very dry, ridiculously fine hair.

I shampoo lightly (mostly at the roots) after leaving it in under plastic wrap for at least half an hour (preferably under a bonnet dryer for the heat, if I can afford to sit still that long and/or if it's not redonkulously hot in my house), and use my regular conditioner and go as usual. Makes a HUGE difference.

The other thing is that I color and have all sorts of weird product things happening due to acting, so I can't make the no-shampooing-at-all thing work, but I can and do frequently skip shampoo and just at the roots with conditioner before distributing it to leave in as usual. It's enough to keep it from getting greasy for several days at a time (at least for me, and it sounds like Cleo's is similar), and avoids the constant stripping of daily shampooing.

[ohkaye]

My mom has unbelievably damaged hair; she treats it with Matrix CurlLife. Maybe try that? I have no idea how much it goes for, but I know that she absolutely loves it.

[lafemmezilla]

There's a Dove conditioner that is really inexpensive and actually "repairs" hair. I don't know how much it is actually repairing because if I stop using it, my split ends are back in three days. But I've been using it daily for about two years now and haven't seen a split end since (except for when I run out and am lazy about replacing it). I think it's called Intensive Repair Therapy and it's in a blue bottle.

Good luck!

[kels]

I don't know how much it is actually repairing because if I stop using it, my split ends are back in three days.

Hair is technically dead once it leaves your scalp, hence nothing can actually repair damaged hair. The Dove conditioner is just coating your hair with silicone so that the damage isn't visible. That's why you see the split ends again when you stop using it for a few days.

All you can really hope for is something that helps disguise the current damage and prevents new damage. (That being said, if you like how the Dove conditioner makes your hair feel, that's fine! Everyone's hair and tastes are different and you just have to find something that suits you personally.)

[lafemmezilla]

Yup! Those were my exact thoughts when I first saw it on the shelf... but the darn stuff works, and is awesome. AND, it's so cheap. It's my miracle product. :)